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Palestinian Refugees Appeal for Humanitarian Asylum in Sweden

Published : 15-05-2021

Palestinian Refugees Appeal for Humanitarian Asylum in Sweden

A group of lawyers have called on Sweden to grant asylum to Palestinian refugees whose asylum application have been turned down. 

The lawyers sent a memorandum to the UNHCR to pressurize it to assist vulnerable Palestinian refugees in Sweden, particularly those displaced from the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip.

The lawyers said UNRWA has failed to assist Palestinian refugees due to the frail humanitarian and security conditions in the region.

Over recent months, the Swedish Migration Agency has turned down applications for humanitarian asylum by Palestinian refugees fleeing Damascus, claiming the city is a secure zone and the refugees can safely return to it.

A number of Palestinian refugees told AGPS that the Swedish migration authorities turned down their applications for visas which they had submitted in 2019.

A refugee said he had appealed the Agency’s decision, saying his family had been chased down by the Syrian security forces and once they return to Damascus they will be arrested.

Human rights activists said Sweden no longer considers Syria an unsafe place for refugees. In order for visa applications to be accepted, the refugee should provide proofs of personal threats. 

Last year, a new debate was opened by the migration committee at the Swedish parliament to determine post-coronavirus migration policy in the kingdom. The proposed draft law seeks to replace the temporary asylum law that will remain into effect until next summer.

Official Swedish statistics indicate that 3,296 Palestinian asylum-seekers categorized as “stateless” received citizenship documents in Sweden in 2019.

 

Short URL : https://actionpal.org.uk/en/post/11732

A group of lawyers have called on Sweden to grant asylum to Palestinian refugees whose asylum application have been turned down. 

The lawyers sent a memorandum to the UNHCR to pressurize it to assist vulnerable Palestinian refugees in Sweden, particularly those displaced from the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip.

The lawyers said UNRWA has failed to assist Palestinian refugees due to the frail humanitarian and security conditions in the region.

Over recent months, the Swedish Migration Agency has turned down applications for humanitarian asylum by Palestinian refugees fleeing Damascus, claiming the city is a secure zone and the refugees can safely return to it.

A number of Palestinian refugees told AGPS that the Swedish migration authorities turned down their applications for visas which they had submitted in 2019.

A refugee said he had appealed the Agency’s decision, saying his family had been chased down by the Syrian security forces and once they return to Damascus they will be arrested.

Human rights activists said Sweden no longer considers Syria an unsafe place for refugees. In order for visa applications to be accepted, the refugee should provide proofs of personal threats. 

Last year, a new debate was opened by the migration committee at the Swedish parliament to determine post-coronavirus migration policy in the kingdom. The proposed draft law seeks to replace the temporary asylum law that will remain into effect until next summer.

Official Swedish statistics indicate that 3,296 Palestinian asylum-seekers categorized as “stateless” received citizenship documents in Sweden in 2019.

 

Short URL : https://actionpal.org.uk/en/post/11732